Rosemary Gladstar is the best-selling author of Rosemary Gladstar's Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner's Guide and Rosemary Gladstar's Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health, which are based on her 40-plus years of studying and teaching about herbal therapeutic powers. She is the founder of Sage Mountain Herbal Retreat Center, the International Herb Symposium, and the New England Women's Herbal Conference, and is a world-renowned educator, activist, and entrepreneur. Gladstar is the founder of United Plant Savers, a non-profit devoted to the protection and preservation of native American herbs. She was the creator of Traditional Medicinal herbal teas and has traveled the world leading herbal educational experiences. She holds an honorary doctorate from the National University of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon, and is a member of the Association for the Promotion of Restorative Medicine and the National Health Freedom Coalition's boards of directors. She currently resides in Vermont.